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Majorie Taylor Greene No Longer Trusts the Plan

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In a stunning announcement posted to Twitter/X on Friday night, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said that she will resign her seat in the House on January 5, 2026. The announcement comes after Greene publicly skirmished with Donald Trump over the release of the Epstein files. Trump has responded by calling her a “traitor,” a […]

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In Rural America, Public Radio Saves Lives

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When a typhoon hit Alaska, public radio station KYUK was on the air, broadcasting critical information about conditions, evacuations, and search and rescue operations. An estimated 1,600 people were displaced, and many were saved in the biggest airlift operation in state history. “The work that we do in terms of public safety communication literally does […]

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The Tennessee Upstart That Suddenly Has Trump World Quaking

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You should be paying attention to Tennessee. The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show. Democrat Aftyn Behn is facing off against Matt Van Epps, a Republican West Point grad who had been strongly favored to win. Both parties have […]

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“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page

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Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Contrary to previous CDC guidance, the page alleged, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism,” adding that […]

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The Texas Gerrymandering Case Is a Test of the Supreme Court’s Integrity

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President Donald Trump’s quest to gerrymander red states so that the Republican Party cannot lose the House of Representatives in 2026 hit a snag on Tuesday when a federal district court blocked Texas’ redrawn map from taking effect. Republican state legislators designed the infamous map to give their party five new congressional seats. Its passage […]

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Thousands of Toxic US Sites at Risk of Future Flooding

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 5,500 toxic sites nationwide could face coastal flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to new research. The study, published on Thursday in Nature Communications and led by scientists at the University of California, warns that if […]

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The Feds Suddenly Want to Drop Their Charges Against a Woman Shot by a Border Patrol Agent

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Remember the horrifying text messages that caught a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month? Well, it seems that those texts—and the looming release of even more potentially damaging messages—are now prompting federal prosecutors to move to dismiss their charges against the woman, who prosecutors had accused of assaulting an officer. […]

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Trump Endorses Hanging Democratic Members of Congress

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It’s been a week of Donald Trump outrages—he barked at a female reporter, “Quiet, quiet, piggy,” and during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he denigrated Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who was slain and dismembered by Saudi operatives, allegedly on bin Salman’s orders. But perhaps his most horrendous transgression, so […]

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The CDC’s New Autism Page Reads Like an Anti-Vax Blog

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Despite the anti-vaccine proclivities of the US Department of Health and Human Services under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the agency’s public-facing sites about vaccines had remained largely unchanged, reflecting scientific consensus. That is, until Wednesday. That’s when a new page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on “Autism and Vaccines” appeared. […]

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Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter

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Recently, Clifford “Buzz” Grambo decided to upgrade his electric scooter. The old one he had purchased online only reached 16 mph and wasn’t cutting it anymore. He needed to go faster to keep up with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars he chases around Baltimore. So, Grambo bought a Segway MAX G3, which features […]

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How the Federal Shutdown Broke America’s Food Chain

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a dramatic twist of political defections and contentious concessions, the longest ever federal shutdown came to a close last week as Congress finally managed to agree on a deal to reopen the government. Federal agencies are now beginning to […]

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How Right-Wing Superstar Riley Gaines Built an Anti-Trans Empire

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This story was produced in partnership with the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. Watch the accompanying episode below or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. At a White House ceremony last February, before President Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund schools if they permit transgender girls to play girls’ sports, he turned and […]

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